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Download full textObeng, Samuel Gyasi – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
The relationship between turn-regulation, the phonetic features of pitch, and loudness is examined in a study of two recorded natural conversations in Akan. Analysis of patterns in turn-delimitation suggests that (1) diminuendo loudness, a low pitch height, and falling pitch movement are treated by turn-occupants and their co-participants as…
Descriptors: Akan, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication
Hayward, R. J. – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
A study of tone and accent in Qafar, a Cushitic language characterized by tonal rather than stress accent, modifies an earlier claim made about the relationship between accent and gender. The newer study makes a proposal that simplifies the account of gender in that this category is seen as determined rather than determining. This further suggests…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Intonation, Language Patterns
Maw, Joan – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
The recitation of a nineteenth century Swahili poem is analyzed for the devices in spoken Swahili used by the performer to keep the audience's attention. The poem has a very formal structure in both rhyme, rhythm, and words linking one stanza to the next, giving it great rigidity. The primary focus of the analysis is on three variables:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Research
Ogden, Richard – York Papers in Linguistics, 1996
A study describing Finnish phonetics and analyzing prosodic properties is reported. Subjects were two female 17-year-olds, speakers of standard Finnish and well acquainted with each other. Data were drawn from two sources: a conversation between the two, in which one described a picture so the other could draw it, and one a set of stories narrated…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Descriptive Linguistics, Finnish, Foreign Countries
Coleman, John – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
Some Japanese examples of several common phonological phenomena (whispered vowels, nuclear friction, and consonant-vowel articulation) are examined. The segmental and transformational characterizations of these and related phenomena are reassessed and it is shown that by paying more careful attention to phonetic detail and abandoning conventional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Japanese, Language Patterns
On Being Echolalic: An Analysis of the Interactional and Phonetic Aspects of an Autistic's Language.
Local, John; Wootton, Tony – York Papers in Linguistics, 1996
A case study analyzed the echolalia behavior of an autistic 11-year-old boy, based on recordings made in his home and school. Focus was on the subset of immediate echolalia referred to as pure echoing. Using an approach informed by conversation analysis and descriptive phonetics, distinctions are drawn between different forms of pure echo. It is…
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Communication Disorders, Descriptive Linguistics
